{"id":6811,"date":"2020-01-13T01:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T01:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifehackerguy.com\/?p=6811"},"modified":"2022-02-04T07:50:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T07:50:06","slug":"new-year-with-armin-van-buuren-neon-countdown-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifehackerguy.com\/new-year-with-armin-van-buuren-neon-countdown-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year with Armin van Buuren – Neon Countdown 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you a fan of Armin van Buuren? <\/p>\n

I have been now for over 10-years but have never got around to seeing him live at an event.<\/p>\n

Until now that is!<\/p>\n

At the risk of making EDM lovers jealous (in fact most of my friends actually), early morning on the 30th December 2019 I headed to the airport to fly to Bangkok for 3-days for the Neon Countdown EDM festival.<\/p>\n

I got to see Armin van Buuren and several other International DJs perform live in front of thousands of electronic dance music (EDM) fans.<\/p>\n

Here is my rundown of the event including some video clips for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo by Lifehacker Guy<\/span><\/p>\n

How did I end up in Bangkok on New Year\u2019s Eve?<\/h2>\n

To backtrack briefly on how a forty old husband and dad to two kids can end up in Bangkok (or all places) on his own at an EDM festival clubbing over New Year.<\/p>\n

Family and friends have all been wondering what the heck happened.<\/p>\n

The answer? <\/p>\n

To be revealed in my Guru course of “how to solo travel to conferences and EDM parties without your spouse” at the bargain price of $997 very soon<\/strong>… of course entry is limited to the first 100 applicants \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Of course, there will be no course… but here is the back story.<\/p>\n

My wife called me out of the blue back in October 2019 asking if I knew about a dance festival happening in Bangkok over New Year. I had no idea, but this got my interest… what was my wife going to suggest?<\/p>\n

Surpassing all expectations my wife suggested I do a solo trip to Bangkok to see my favorite DJ.<\/p>\n

I was, and am still, blown away by my wife's kindness. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though I am a short flight away from Bangkok the idea felt strange, thinking of heading there alone and spending New Year\u2019s Eve and day without my family.<\/p>\n

So, I booked flights and two nights stay in a Bangkok hotel, purchasing VIP tickets to the Neon Countdown event.<\/p>\n

\"Neon<\/p>\n

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What is Neon Countdown?<\/h2>\n

I hadn\u2019t heard of Neon Countdown before and so quickly looked them up. They are a team of event promoters called NEON Events and are becoming one of the fastest-growing music festivals brands in Asia.<\/p>\n

This particular event first started in 2017 and looks to be happening again in 2020.<\/p>\n

The Neon Countdown event is for 20-year olds and above who are avid EDM fans!<\/p>\n

Website: https:\/\/neonevents.asia\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Neon Countdown 2019 DJ Line-up<\/h2>\n

Over the two days, there were over 14 International DJs playing on two stages, all the action was on the Infinity Stage though. On a few occasions, I went to the Circuit Stage, which was basically a tent located by the food area, and there were very few people there.<\/p>\n

So, I didn\u2019t know many of the DJs that were playing. I had only heard of Armin, Ben Nicky, and Dimitri Vegas. <\/p>\n

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Day One – 30th December 2019<\/h3>\n